cantata

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/kənˈtɑːtə/

noun

A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

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oratorio
OriginItalian cantata →
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Meanings

nouncantata (plural cantatas or (less common, modeled on Italian) cantate)

plural cantatas · error unknown tag plural cantate

  1. entertainmentA vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

Similar
oratorio
Broader
classical musicclassicalserious music
Also see
oratorio

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italiancantata
  2. Englishcantata

From Italian cantata. Doublet of chanty.

More words from Italian

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Translations

Afrikaans kantate
  • kantatecantata
Catalan cantata
  • cantatacantata
Chinese Mandarin 康塔塔, 清唱套曲
  • 康塔塔 (kāngtǎtǎ)cantata
  • 清唱套曲 (qīngchàng tàoqǔ)cantata
Dutch cantate
  • cantatecantata
Esperanto kantato
  • kantatocantata
Estonian kantaat
  • kantaatcantata
Finnish kantaatti
  • kantaatticantata
French cantate
  • cantatecantata
German Kantate
  • Kantatecantata
Hungarian kantáta
  • kantátacantata
Irish cantáid
  • cantáidcantata
Japanese カンタータ, 交声曲
  • カンタータ (kantāta)cantata
  • 交声曲 (kōseikyoku)cantata
Latvian kantāte
  • kantātecantata
Polish kantata
  • kantatacantata
Portuguese cantata
  • cantatacantata
Romanian cantată
  • cantatăcantata
Russian канта́та
  • канта́та (kantáta)cantata
Spanish cantata
  • cantatacantata
Swedish kantat
  • kantatcantata
Turkish kantat
  • kantatcantata

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cantata

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Cite this entry
APA

cantata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantata

MLA

“cantata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantata. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cantata,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantata.

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